Sports | MLB Backe Leads Houston to Win PItcher hits homer, pitches 5 2/3 solid innings By Mitch Pritchard Posted May 3, 2008 10:40 PM CDT Copied Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Bill Hall, right, jumps to avoid colliding with relief pitcher Mitch Stetter, left, on a Houston Astros' Michael Bourn bunt in the sixth inning. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan) Pitcher Brandon Backe and Michael Bourn hit back-to-back home runs in a five-run fifth inning and the Houston Astros beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 last night. It was the second night in a row the Astros have hit consecutive home runs, after they hit three straight in the series opener. Backe (2-3) pitched 5 2/3 solid innings for his first win since April 12. The game was tied at 1 before Backe hit the third home run of his career to the third row of the left field Crawford Boxes off Brewers starter Manny Parra. Bourn followed with a homer to right field that made it 3-1. Backe and Bourne came in with five career home runs combined in 316 at-bats. Read These Next 'Stand down,' Chicago mayor tells Trump. After rowing across Pacific, brothers want pizza and beer. There've been some big changes in how COVID vaccines are given. Massachusetts cranberry bogs are being given a second life. Report an error